Collocations for "mutter"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "mutter" in context.
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mutter
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- a [disapproving, little, grumpy] mutter
- a mutter came from the [crowd, audience]
- heard a mutter [in, from] the crowd
- a (soft) mutter [came, fell] over the crowd
- a mutter of [contempt, disapproval, disgust]
- a mutter born of [frustration, disgust]
- mutters from the [crowd, public, audience]
- mutters from [dissenters, opponents, protesters, journalists]
- [replied, answered] in a mutter
- her words [fell, came] out in a mutter
- more mutters than coherent [words, speech]
- tried to [speak, talk] over the mutters
- not even a mutter [passed, escaped] his lips